Jones County News

We asked readers to share their memories from the Flood of '94, and many of them did.

A 43-year-old Haddock man has been convicted of raping a 16-year-old Jones County girl in 2008 after providing her with alcohol, according to the Jones County District Attorney's Office.

Who could do a better job? Judge Fowler has always treated me and my family with kindness and fairness.

When Jim LeBrun checked out McDuffie County, he liked what he saw. "I'm real excited about the possibility of coming to McDuffie County," Mr.

Never mind that the thermometer topped 100 a couple of days early, or that the kids have been out of school for nearly a month, or that there have been fresh ripe peaches and tomatoes for sale at the local produce stands for weeks; summer didn't officially arrive until Sunday.

Saturday-Sunday, June 20-21: The Middle Georgia youth sports all-star and recreation team tournaments will be held at Freedom Park.

Kids got a chance to fish around at Javors Lucas Lake in Jones County for free for the annual fishing derby.

Federal stimulus money keeps on flowing in Georgia, and Gov. Sonny Perdue approved Friday nearly $39 million in funding for bus systems and other transit projects.

Reversing an earlier ruling, the Georgia Supreme Court says one of the five judges from the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit may preside in a lawsuit concerning a proposed rock quarry north of Gray.

A Macon man is accused of numerous storage unit burglaries in the Middle Georgia area, police said.

As Confederate Civil War re-enactor Kevin Davis of Elijay helped six other men load up a more than 1,000 pound artillery canon into a trailer Sunday, yards away Griffin mother and pioneer re-enactor Stacy Cleveland was washing some iron skillets that she used over the weekend in her camp to cook everything from eggs to pork chops.

Strong storms rumbled through Metro Atlanta Sunday, May 3, 2009. Strong storms rumbled through Metro Atlanta Sunday, May 3, 2009.

A revamped transportation plan for the Macon area reflects the financial reality of road building in Georgia: There just isn't enough money for all the projects.

Thousands of people drive down Mercer University Drive every week, never knowing about the nearby slice of almost-forgotten history.

When Ryan Klesko played for the Atlanta Braves in the 1990's, he used a lot of lumber.

Bands taking part in the annual Heritage Plaza Jazzfest are tuning up for the Friday event, and some local students are taking tips from a professional musician prior to the big night.

Last weekenda s PLAN retreat held at Little Ocmulgee State Park in McRae was attended by 60 Jones Countians Jones County PLAN held its 12th annual retreat this weekend, and the group as well as its scope continues to grow.

People across Central Georgia are reporting flooded yards, swollen streams and roads under water Thursday.

Today is April Fool's Day, which means I have a license to try and pull one on you.

Two puppies led Putnam County deputies to find a man accused of molesting a 6-year-old boy Thursday.